Congratulations Trackwelder! You are the winner of our ‘messiest garage’ and you just won yourself a $50 certificate to GarageArt.com. I gotta say, this is one impressively messy garage. Not to throw you under the bus or anything, but for more pictures of this fine mess, click away…

Oh come on, that’s no fun! There have to be at least a few of you who have a mess on your hands. And we understand, we won’t judge you. After all, that’s what you’re here for, inspiration.

So while you’re gathering ideas for your dream garage, go ahead and show us your messy garage. Messiest one of the bunch will receive a $50 gift certificate to our sponsor GarageArt.com. Rules after the jump…

Obviously not all of us can afford to ‘go green’ to the extreme as Jay Leno has when building a garage. Ironically it can sometimes cost a lot to reduce our carbon footprints. However, there are plenty of ways to go green without completely breaking the bank.

When I got a recycling bin for the house, someone I know said, and I quote, “Don’t take me on this ride with you.” And after the hundredth time of fishing his Diet Dr. Pepper cans out of the regular trash, I realized he didn’t even intend to stand in line for the ride. So I found myself alone in my quest to ‘save the planet.’

Now I’m not pretending to be the world’s best environmentalist, but I do believe there are little things we could all be doing to help make a difference. Of course there are also big ways to go green as well. Take a look at this article from Popular Mechanics. Jay is definitely doing his part…

(For the record, I did see a certain someone in the house finish off the orange juice the other morning and toss the empty jug into the recycling bin. Baby steps.)

Hopefully you’ve all seen this one but if you haven’t, take a look at Mike’s ‘Monitor’ style garage down in Georgia. He started construction nearly a year and a half ago and other than a few hired contractors and a hand from friends for some heavy lifting, Mike has done most of the work himself.